Christopher Langton

Summary

Christopher Langton is a human^[1]. He was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• Christopher Langton was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Christopher Langton's mother was Jane Langton^[5].
• Christopher Langton held citizenship in United States^[6].
• Christopher Langton's professions included computer scientist^[3].
• Christopher Langton was employed by Santa Fe Institute^[7].
• Christopher Langton's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[8].
• Christopher Langton's doctoral advisor was Arthur Burks^[9].
• Christopher Langton's doctoral advisor was John Henry Holland^[10].
• Christopher Langton's religion is recorded as atheism^[11].
• Christopher Langton's image is recorded as Langtonsmall2.png^[12].
• Christopher Langton is recorded as male^[13].
• Christopher Langton's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Christopher Langton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117455587^[15].
• Christopher Langton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14942945^[16].
• Christopher Langton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88241666^[17].
• Christopher Langton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 135944758^[18].
• Christopher Langton's IdRef ID is recorded as 085886270^[19].
• Christopher Langton's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03365403^[20].
• Christopher Langton's Commons category is recorded as Christopher Langton^[21].
• Christopher Langton's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 104166^[22].
• Christopher Langton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04812m^[23].
• Christopher Langton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as utb2009543551^[24].
• Christopher Langton's family name is recorded as Langton^[25].
• Christopher Langton's given name is recorded as Christopher^[26].
• Christopher Langton's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 074774093^[27].

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Origins and Family

Christopher Langton was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. His mother was Jane Langton^[5].

Education

Christopher Langton was educated at University of Michigan^[8]. Doctoral advisors include Arthur Burks^[9], a mathematician^[28], 1915–2008^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[31], specialised in mathematics^[32] and John Henry Holland^[10], an engineer^[33], 1929–2015^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[36], specialised in artificial intelligence^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Christopher Langton worked as a computer scientist^[3]. Among his employers was Santa Fe Institute^[7].

Personal Life

Christopher Langton's religion is recorded as atheism^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Christopher Langton include Langton's ant^[38], a cellular automaton^[39] and Langton's loops^[40].

Why It Matters

Christopher Langton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

He is credited with the discovery of Langton's ant^[43], a cellular automaton^[44]. Entities named for him include Langton's ant^[38], a cellular automaton^[39] and Langton's loops^[40].

FAQs

Who were Christopher Langton's parents?

Christopher Langton's mother was Jane Langton^[5].

What did Christopher Langton do for work?

Christopher Langton worked as computer scientist^[3].

Where did Christopher Langton go to school?

Christopher Langton was educated at University of Michigan^[8].

What did Christopher Langton discover?

Christopher Langton is credited as discoverer of Langton's ant^[43].